2015 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., reaches a new snowfall record of 108.6 inches and may receive even more snow this season; the city's previous record of 107.6 inches was set in the winter of 1995-1996 2014 The People's Bank of China widens its trading band for the yuan against the U.S. dollar to within 2% of the determined daily midpoint, moving the currency toward market-based valuation The Chip Ganassi racing team wins the 12 Hours of Sebring, with individual victories for Marino Franchitti, Memo Rojas and Scott Pruett 2013 Lazarus Project scientists reveal that they successfully recovered frozen tissue from the 1970's and rejuvenated the cells of Rheobatrachus silus, a species of frog that has been extinct since 1983 American Grammy-winning rap artist, Lil Wayne, suffers a seizure in California, and recovers at a Los Angeles hospital 2012 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returns home after a three-week recovery from cancer surgery China's Premier Wen Jiabao blames the Dalai Lama for ongoing self-immolations by Tibetan monks 2011 Leaders from the G8 pass the issue of military intervention in Libya onto the United Nations Security Council Florida's Miami-Dade County Mayor, Carlos Alvarez, and County commissioner Natacha Seijas are ousted in recall elections 2010 According to Michael Oren, Israel's ambassador to the United States, relations between the U.S. and Israel are the worst in 35 years 1999 Pluto again becomes outermost planet 1998 "Cabaret," opens at Club Expo Theater New York City Welch's/Circle K Golf Championship 1997 Pitts Penguins' Joe Mullen, is 1st American to score 500 NHL goals 1994 8th Soul Train Music Awards: Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston win Experts from AL certify Indian's Jacobs Field is properly lit 1993 Vinod Kambli scores 227 vs. Zimbabwe, his 2nd consecutive Test 200 1992 Brandie Burton wins LPGA Ping/Welch's Golf Championship U.N. officially embarks on its largest peacekeeping operation 1991 4 LA police are charged with beating Rodney King Sergei Bubka pole vaults record 20' Territories of Amapa and Roraima become states in Brazil 1990 Fernando Collor de Mello sworn in as President of Brazil 1989 "Les Miserables," opens at Royal Alexandra Theatre Toronto Department of Veterans Affairs officially established as a Cabinet position New York Rangers retire goalie Eddie Giacomin's #1 uniform 1988 Eugene Marino of Atlanta, appointed 1st African American archbishop NASA reports accelerated breakdown of ozone layer by CFK NFL's St. Louis Cardinals officially move to Phoenix 1987 "Starlight Express" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 761 performances "Sweet Charity" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 368 performances 13th People's Choice Awards: Bill Cosby Last day in Test cricket for Larry Gomes and Joel Garner New Zealand beat WI by 5 wickets in Jeremy Coney's last Test Cricket U.S. Davis Cup team loses to Paraguay 1986 Funeral services held for Swedish Prime Minister Olaf Palme 1985 Larry Holmes TKOs David Bey in 10 for heavyweight boxing title U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1984 10th People's Choice Awards: Brooke Shields Tanzania adopts constitution 1983 Karnataka beat Bombay on 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy 1982 Actress Theresa Saladana, stabbed repeatedly by obsessed fan KGB-AM in San Diego, California changes call letters to KCNN (now KPOP) Nicaragua suspends their citizens rights for 30 days 1981 "Broadway Follies" opens/closes at Nederlander Theater New York City Suriname failed coup under Sergeant-Major Wilfred Hawker 1979 Apparat releases Newdos + 2.1 for Radio Shack's TRS-80 Isle's Bryan Trottier's 5th career hat trick Sarfraz takes 9-86 at MCG as Australia lose 7-5 to lose the Test 1978 Operation Litani: Israeli offensive in South Lebanon A's trade Vida Blue to Giants for 7 players and $390,000 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC 1977 "Eight is Enough" premiers on ABC-TV U.S. House of Representatives begin 90 day test of televising its sessions 1976 Failed coup in Niger 1975 Jevgeni Kulikov skates world record 500m (37.99 sec) 1974 Brazilian president Garastazu Medici resigns 1972 Danish airliner hit mountain in Sheikdom of Oman killing 112 NASA selects 3 part configuration for Space Shuttle 1971 CBS TV announces it is dropping "Ed Sullivan Show" Chatrooms make their debut on the Internet 1970 "Purlie" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 689 performances Expo '70 opens in Osaka, Japan Gary Geld and Peter Udell's "Purlie," premieres in New York City 1969 U.S. Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas resigns Violent Chinese-Russian border dispute 1968 Bob Beamon sets indoor long jump record (27' 2.75") British minister of Foreign affairs George Brown resigns LIFE mag calls Jimi Hendrix "most spectacular guitarist in the world" U.S. Mint stops buying and selling gold Uprising in South Yemen Diocese of Rome announces that it "deplored the concept," but wouldn't prohibit rock and roll masses at Church of San Lessio Falconieri 1967 AFCENT-headquarter moves to Brunssum Marshal Arturo da Costa e Silva sworn in as President of Brazil WSJK TV channel 2 in Sneedville/Knoxville, Tennessee (PBS) 1st broadcast 1966 8th Grammy Awards: Taste of Honey, Tom Jones, Sintra and Striesand Racial riots erupt in the Watts section of Los Angeles 1965 Lyndon Baines Johnson asks congress to ensure everybody's right to vote T.G.I. Friday's 1st restaurant opens in New York City WMFE TV channel 24 in Orlando, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 Lyndon Baines Johnson asks for a War on Poverty Liz Taylor's 5th marriage (Richard Burton) U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. 1963 WFAN TV channel 14 in Washington, D.C. (IND) begins broadcasting 1962 "No Strings" opens at 84th St. Theater New York City for 580 performances 5 research groups announce simultaneously discovery of anti-matter Donald Jackson of Canada, is 1st to land a triple lutz ice skate jump KATU TV channel 2 in Portland, OR (ABC) begins broadcasting Richard Rodger's musical "No Strings," premieres in New York City Wilt Chamberlain is 1st to score 4,000 pts in an NBA season 1961 South Africa withdraws from British Commonwealth 1960 Key Largo Coral Reef Preserve established, 1st underwater park National Observatory at Kitt Peak, Arizona dedicated 1959 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship Richard Rogers' "No Strings" opens on Broadway Robert Foster sets record by staying underwater 13 m 42.5 s WILX TV channel 10 in Lansing, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1958 "Body Beautiful" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 60 performances KULR TV channel 8 in Billings, Montana (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati scores a NCAA midwest region-record 56 pts Royals basketball star Maurice Stokes collapsed during a playoff game with encephalitis; He goes into a coma and is permanently disabled U.S.S.R. performs atmospheric nuclear test 1957 Britain becomes the 3rd nation to explode a nuclear bomb 1956 "My Fair Lady" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 2,715 performances Whipper Billy Watson beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, to become NWA champ 1955 Dutch 2nd Chamber requires TV licenses U.S. Air Force unveils self-guided missile WLEX TV channel 18 in Lexington, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 "CBS Morning Show" premieres with Walter Cronkite and Jack Paar WSJV TV channel 28 in Elkhart-South Bend, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Patty Berg wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship West Germany loses in soccer to Netherlands, 2-1 1952 "2 in the Aisle" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 276 performances Greatest 24-hour rainfall begins: 187 cm at La Reunion, Indian Ocean 1951 Persia nationalizes Anglo-Iranian Oil Company 1950 "Consul" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 269 performances Gian Carlo Menotti's opera "Consul," premieres in New York City New York City hires Dr. Wallace E Howell as its official "rainmaker" 1949 WICU TV channel 12 in Erie, Pennsylvania (NBC) begins broadcasting WLWD (now WDTN) TV channel 2 in Dayton, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 Bradman scores 115 for the Australian cricket team vs. Western Australia Sir Laurence Olivier on the cover of LIFE magazine WCAU TV channel 10 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting 1947 John Lee appointed 1st black commissioned officer in U.S. Navy 1946 British premier Attlee agrees with India's right to independence 1945 17th Academy Awards - "Going my Way," Bing Cosby and Ingrid Bergman win Bert Shepard (1 legged WW II vet) tries out as a pitcher for Senators Billboard publishes its 1st album chart (King Cole Trio is #1) Catholic University of Nijmegen reopens Dodgers open spring training at Bear Mountain, New York 1944 Italian town of Cassino destroyed by Allied bombing 1943 Allied reconnaissance flight over Java Red Army evacuates Kharkov 1941 Blizzard in North Dakota kills 151 1940 Goering says 100-200 church bells enough for Germany, smelt the rest 1939 Hitler occupies Bohemia and Moravia (Czechoslovakia); Slovakia independ 1937 1st blood bank forms (Chicago, Illinois) 1st state contraceptive clinic opens (Raleigh North Carolina) 1935 George Headley completes 270 in cricket vs. England at Kingston 1934 U.S. Information Service opens 1933 NAACP begins coordinated attack on segregation and discrimination 1930 1st seaplane glider flown, Port Washington, New York 1st streamlined submarine of U.S. navy, USS Nautilus, launched 1928 Mussolini modifies Italy electoral system (abolishes right to choose) 1926 Belgium's "black monday," franc falls 1923 Lenin is hit with his 3rd stroke 1922 1st southern radio station begins (WSB, Atlanta Georgia) 1919 American Legion forms (Paris) 1917 Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, says he will abdicate 1916 General Pershing, 15,000 troops chasing Villa into Mexico, stays 10-mos University of Gent goes under Dutch control 1915 Netherlands merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed and sinks in North Sea 1913 1st presidential press conference (Woodrow Wilson) Cleveland establishes 1st small claims court 1912 Pitcher Cy Young retires from baseball with 511 wins 1908 1st performance of Maurice Ravel's "Rapsodie Espagnole" 1907 Finland is 1st European country to give women the right to vote 1906 Brits Rolls, Royce and Johnson form Rolls Royce Ltd. 1903 Frederick Lugard occupies Sokoto West Africa 1901 Horse racing is banned in San Francisco, last race Mar 16th 1897 1st indoor fly casting tournament opens, at Madison Square Garden 1892 1st escalator patented by inventor Jesse W. Reno (New York City) New York State unveils automatic ballot booth (voting machine) 1889 6 U.S. and German warships perish in harbor of Apia Samoa, 200 die 1887 1st salaried fish and game warden (William Alden Smith in Michigan) 1885 1st performance of Cesar Franck's "Lesson Djinns" 1877 Commencement of 1st Test Cricket, Australia vs. England at MCG 1875 1st U.S. cardinal (John McCloskey) invested 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings become the 1st pro baseball team Cincinnati Red Stockings beat Antioch 41-7 1867 Michigan becomes 1st state to tax property to support a university 1864 Red River Campaign-Union forces reach Alexandria, Louisiana 1862 General John Hunt Morgan begins 4 days of raids near Gallatin, Tennessee 1855 Louisiana establishes 1st health board to regulate quarantine 1827 Freedom's Journal, 1st Black newspaper, publishes University of Toronto is chartered 1820 Maine admitted as 23rd state 1812 1st Russian settlement in California, Russian River 1781 Battle of Guilford Court House, North Carolina (British suffer heavy losses) 1778 Nootka Sound, Vancouver Is discovered by Captain Cook 1744 French King Louis XV declares war on England 1729 Sister St. Stanislas Hachard, 1st U.S. nun, takes her vows, N Orleans 1672 King Charles II enacts Declaration of Indulgence 1580 Spanish king Philip II puts 25,000 gold coins on head of prince Willem of Orange 1562 General Francois de Guise enters Paris 1560 Failed assault on royal palace in Amboise France 1493 Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after 1st new world voyage 1391 Jew hating Monk in Seville Spain stirs up people to attack Jews 1382 Conservative "Popolo Grasso" regain power in Florence Italy 1360 France invasion army lands on English south coast, conquers Winchel 933 Battle at Riade: German King Henry I beats Magyaren 493 Theodorik the Great beats Odoaker of Italy
